Camp stove



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CAMP STOVE Filed Feb. 19, 1924 Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS B. GOLDBERG, NATHAN GOLDBERG, JACOB M. GOLDBERG, AND WILLIAM GOLDBERG. OF DENVER, COLORADO.

CAMP STOVE.

Application filed February To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LoUIs B. GOLDBERG, NATHAN GOLDBERG, JACOB M. GOLDBERG, and \VILLTAM GOLDBERG, citizens of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Camp Stoves; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of liquid fuel camp stoves.

Owing to the fact that the automobile has become so universal as a mode of transportation, many people spend a large part of the summer months in touring. It is customary for automobile tourists to camp along the way and to cook their own meals. The most convenient stove for campers has been found by experience to be one that burns gasoline, and several such stoves have been invented and are widely used.

In this type of stove the fuel is contained in a cylindrical tank provided with a tubular member connected therewith and extending at right angles thereto. This member is usually referred to as the generator. valve is interposed in the connection between the container and the generator. When the stove is inoperationthe fuel tank is placed on the outside of the .stove casing and the generator extends through an opening in the side of the casing and pro jects into the manifold. lVhen the stove is inoperative, it is desirable that it shall occupy as small a space as possible and it is therefore desirable that the tank shall be adapted to be placed inside of the casing. The generator tube, for various reasons, should not be placed within the casing, but should be kept on the outside thereof.

It is the object of this invention to produce a casing for camp stoves that shall be so constructed that one end member has a notch extending downwardly from the upper edge thereof for the reception of the connection that extends from the fuel tank to the gen erator so that the tank may be placed within the casing and the generator on the outside 19, 1924. Serial No. 693,790.

thereof. In order to protect the generator from injury, we have attached to the end of the casing a sheet metal box that, together with the end wall, forms a compartment for the reception of the generator. The box is provided with a hinged cover which may be retained in closed position by means of a specially constructed member that also serves as a support for the casing.

Our invention can be most clearly described and will be most readily understood when reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which the preferred embodiment thereof is shown, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a camp stove of the type referred to;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion thereof looking in the direction of arrows 2-2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the fuel tank in place within the closed casing and with the cover of the generator compartment open;

Fig. 4 shows a fragmentary perspective view of the casing with the fuel tank in operative position; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the end of the casing showing how the cover of the generator compartment is held closed by means of one of the supporting members.

Since our present invention relates merely to an improvement on the well known con- A struction of this type of stove, only so much of the parts that are old have been shown as is necessary for a proper explanation of our improvement. The burners 1 and other cooperating parts of the stove are enclosed within a rectangular casing having a bottom member 2, sides 3 and 4 and end members 5, only one of which is shown. A cover 6 is connected to the upper edge of side i by means of hinges 7 and serves as the top of the stove. A second cover 8 is hinged at 9 to the top of wall ,4 and is locked in closed position by means of a spring clip 10. The end 5 is provided with a notch 11 that extends downwardly from the upper edge thereof in the manner shown in Fig. 3. Secured to the sides 3 and 4i and cooperating with the end 5 is a sheet metal box which forms a compartment for the reception of the generator, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The box consists of end pieces 12 that have one end curved in the arc of a circle, while the other end is preferably rectangular, overlaps the sides 3 and 4 and is secured to the latter by means of rivets 13 or by any other suitable means. A cylindrical member 14 is secured to the end members 12 and to the lower edge of side 5. A cover member 15 is hinged to the upper edge of the member 14 and has its free side bent to form a flange 16. The cover 15, when closed, forms with ends 12, member 14 and end wall 5, a compartment, access to which may be had by opening the cover in the manner shown in Fig. 3. To the sides 3 and 4 we pivot a support having V-shaped ends 17 connected by a straight bar portion 18. The ends and the bar can swing about pivots 19 into either of the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. When the support is in the position shown in Fig. 2, it serves to retain the cover in closed position and when it is in the position shown in Fig. 3, it supports the casing- The fuel tank has a pipe 21 connected thereto and to the end of this the gas generator 22 is connected. A valve 23 serves to control the flow of fuel from the tank to the generator. When the stove is operative the tank is connected thereto somewhat as shown in Fig. 4, but when the stove is to be transported, the tank 20 is placed inside of the stove casing underneath cover 6.- The pipe 21 extends through the notch 11 and the generator 10 lies within the compartment secured to the outside of the end wall 5, all as shown in Figs. '1 and 3. The cover 15 is then moved from the position shown in Fig. 8 to that shown in Fig. 2 and the support is swung about its pivots 19 from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 2. The cover 8 is now closed and the stove is ready to be transported. The compartment on the outside of the end wall 5 protects the generator from injury. The stove when packed for transporation. forms a neat, compact package in which the several parts are protected from injury.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. A casing comprising a bottom, two sides and two end walls, one end wall having a notch, the outside of said notched end being provided with a transverse pocket with which the notch communicates.

2. A casing comprising a bottom, two sides and two end walls, one end wall having a notch, the outside of said notched end being provided with a transverse pocket with which the notch communicates, and a hinged cover member for said pocket.

3. A casing comprising a bottom, two sides and two end walls, one end wall having a notch, the outside of said notched end being provided with a transverse pocket with which the notch communicates, a hinged cover member for said pocket, and means hinged to the casing for retaining said cover member in closed position.

4. In a gasoline vapor stove, in combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the upper edge thereof, and means comprising a sheet of metal secured to the outside of the end having the notch forming a shallow compartment in communication with said notch.

5. In a gasoline vapor stove, in. combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the upper edge thereof, means comprising a sheet of metal secured to, the outside of the end having the notch forming a shallow compartment in communication with said notch, and a cover member adapted to cover the compartment.

6. In a gasoline vapor stove, in combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the up per edge thereof, means comprising asheet of metal secured to the outside of the end having the notch forming a shallow coinpartment in communication with said notch, a cover member adapted to cover the com partment, and means hingedly connected to the casing for retaining the cover in closed position.

7 Ina gasoline vapor stove, in combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two. end walls, one of said endwalls having a notch extending downwardly from the up per edge thereof, means comprising'a-sheet of metal'secured to the outside of the end having the notch forming a shallow compartment in communication with said notch, a cover member adapted to cover the compartment, and means hingedly connected to the casing for retaining the cover in. closed position, said means also serving as supports for the casing.

8. In combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the top, a liquid fuel container adapted to be located within the casing, said container having a gas generator attached thereto, said generator-comprising a portion extending at right angles to the axis of the container and connected to the latter by'a short piece of pipe, said generator being adapted to lie outside of the casing, and a piece of sheet metal attached to the outside of the notched end and forming therewith a compartment for the reception of the" gas generator. 7

9. In combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the top, a liquid fuel container adapted to be located within the casing,'said container having a gas generator attached thereto, said generator comprising a portion extending at right angles to the axis of the container and connected to the latter by a short piece of pipe, said generator being adapted to lie outside of the casing, a piece of sheet metal attached to the outside of the notched end and forming therewith a compartment for the reception of the gas generator, and a cover for said compartment.

10. In combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end walls having a notch extending downwardly from the top, a liquid fuel container adapted to be located within the casing, said container having a gas generator attached thereto, said generator comprising a portion extending at right angles to the axis of the container and connected to the latter by a short piece of pipe, said generator being adapted to lie outside of the casing, a piece of sheet metal attached to the outside of the notched end and forming therewith a compartment for the reception of the gas generator, a cover for said compartment, and means for holding the cover in closed position.

11. In combination, a casing having a bottom, two side and two end walls, one of said end Walls having a notch extending downwardly from the top, a liquid fuel container adapted to be located within the casing, said container having a gas generator attached thereto, said generator comprising a portion extending at right angles to the axis of the container and connected to the latter by a short piece of pipe, said generator being adapted to lie outside of the casing, a piece of sheet metal attached to the outside of the notched end and forming therewith a coin partment for the reception of the gas generator, a cover for said compartment, and means for holding the cover in closed position, said means also serving as supports for the casing.

12. In combination, a casing having a bottom, two sides and two end walls, one end wall having a notch, and means adapted to cooperate with the end wall having the notch to form therewith a compartment.

In testimony whereof we atfix our signatures.

LOUIS B. GOLDBERG. NATHAN GOLDBERG. JACOB M. GOLDBERG. WILLIAM GOLDBERG. 

